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Supervision Today! (with Self Assessment Library 3.4), 6/E
ISBN-10: 0137153481
ISBN-13: 9780137153480
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2010
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Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management.
Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers’ knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for its lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development.
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Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and Intro to Management.
Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers’ knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for its lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development.
Hallmark Features
Offers a three-tier learning system—which (1) builds students’ knowledge, (2) checks for comprehension and then (3) focuses on application.
- Guides readers through multiple levels of thinking to increase understanding.
Uses a variety of learning aids throughout each chapter such as:
- Comprehension checks
- News Flash Segments
- Two application cases per chapter
- Key Concept Crosswords and more
Covers contemporary issues facing supervisors such as:
- Workforce diversity
- Technology
- Globalization
- Ethics
Provides a strong foundation in basic supervisory practices such as:
- Goal-setting
- Delegating
- Budgeting
- Interviewing
- Negotiating
- Coaching
Organizes end-of-chapter skill development sections into distinct categories:
- Getting to Know Yourself (individual assessment)
- Building a Team (experiential exercise)
- Internet Web Activities (research assignments)
- Skill Developer (steps to acquire a new skill)
- Communicating Effectively (chapter writing assignments)
- Thinking Critically: Case Analyses (case studies)
Offers exceptional ancillary support.
- Provides adopters with support for each lecture, including a text-specific companion website (www.prenhall.com/robbins), PowerPoint slides, suggestions for classroom activities, guidelines for evaluating cases, free professional development videos for qualified adopters, and e-learning course content!
New To This Edition
New! Significant additions to this revision include:
- Employee loyalty and engagement
- New interview techniques and questioning strategies
- E-leadership
- Five-stage model for group development
- Punctuated-equilibrium model of group development
- 6-steps to resolve conflict
- TIPS for supervisors dealing with union organizing attempts
Table of Contents
PART I: DEFINING SUPERVISION AND SUPERVISORY CHALLENGES
1. Supervision Definitions
2. Supervision Challenges
PART II: PLANNING, ORGANIZING, STAFFING, CONTROLLING AND DECISION-MAKING
3. Planning and Goal Setting
4. Organizing
5. Staffing and Recruiting
6. Controlling
7. Problem Analysis and Decision Making
PART III: MOTIVATING, LEADING, COMMUNICATING, AND DEVELOPING
8. Motivating Followers
9. Leading Followers
10. Communicating Effectively
11. Developing Groups
PART IV: APPRAISAL, SAFETY, NEGOTIATION, CHANGE, AND LABOR RELATIONS
12. Performance Appraisal
13. Workplace Health and Safety
14. Conflict, Negotiation, Discipline and Politics
15. Change Management
16. Supervision and Labor
POSTSCRIPT: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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